Method for forming tips of shoe-laces.



M. A. BARTELS.A

METHOD POR FORMING TIPS 0F SHOE LAGES.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY a, 190s.

State of New Jersey,

' MARY ANNAEAiiTELs, or wATcnUNG, NEW JERSEY.

HETHODFOR FORMING TIPS O SHOEv-LAES.

To all whom 'itfmay concern: v

Be it known that I, MARY ANNA a citizendof the United of Watchung, inthe county of Somerset and have invented a new and Improved Method forForming Tips of BARTELs,

' Shoe-Laces, of whichthe following is a full,

- similar view of the same and showing the -adthe like, and the saidadhesive and stiffening clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention isto provide a1 new and improvedmethod forforming tips of shoe laces, in a very simple and economical marient,without the use of metallic sti ening, and to allow of giving the tipthe same co or' as that of the body of the' s oe lace.

The method consists essentially in applying an adhesive and stieiiingmixture to the endof a shoe lace of a textile fabric, and then rollingthe end into Ja tip and allowing the mixture to set and harden.

manner and with a view to render the tip per- A practicalembodiment ofthe invention isl represented in the accompanying drawin s forming apart of this specification, in whic similar characters of referenceindicate-corres onding parts in all the views. i ure 1 1s a plan view ofashoe lace fabric on w ch the tip is to`be formed; Fig. 2 is a hesiveand stiffening mixture applied to one endof the fabric; and Fig. 3 is aplan view of thev shoe lace and its ti at one end.

In order to carry iilxe above described method into effect, use is madeof an adhesive and stiffen'ing mixture, a coatin A 'of which 1s appliedin a plastic or a pastegiike state to one end B of a shoe lace B made ofa textile fabric, such as cotton, silk, mohair, wool or mixture isformed of in rcdients which when applied to the flat en 'B' fills themeshes t ereof and also permeates the iibers of fthe fabric material,and when the saturatedA and coated end is subsequently rolled into atip, then the overlying convolutions are caused to rinly adhereone tothe other, to render the tip permanent, and when the mixture :finallysets and hardens then the desired stiffness is given to the ti j A veryserviceable lilastic mixture or paste h avm the several pro ertiesabove-mentione can be formedv y evaporating an ordinary shellac solutionorbrown japan unsuiciently thick and very States, and a,resident` terialB. Two

, machinery into conical that suitable Patented :time 1 5, 1909.

adhesive, and to this mass is thenv added ,a pigment to match the colorofthe fabric maparts of litharge, one part of bronze powder andtwentyparts of shellac form the aste, a half inc of the shoe lace at each endand at both sides. The lace end thus. treated is then'im'mediatelyrolled by hand or suitable shape, with a fine point at the end, asplainly indicated in Fig. 3. Another mix-ture which results', is iformedof one part paris, two-tenths part of shellac, five partsof corn starch,and zinc White in sufficient quantity and color to give a uniform colorto the mixture. i i

In practice, themixture i's applied with a utty knife or a similartool,l but it is evident machinery may be employed forfcarrying out boththe applying and rol ing operation.

From the foregoing, it will be seen thatl the tif)v is formed by a co dprocess, in a very simp e manner, and producing a tip which'isexceedingly durable, color corresponding to 'ithat o the fabricinaterial of which the shoe lace is made.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. The herein described method for forming tips on shoe laces,consisting-in saturating the fi ers and filling vthe meshes ofthe end ofa textile fabric shoelace with a mixture of shellac and lithar e, andthen rolling the said end into' a conica shape with a fine point at theend.

2. Theherein ing ti s on shoe laces,

described method for formconsisting in saturating vthe ii ers andfilling the meshes of the flat lace with an 'adend of a textile, fabricshoe hesive and stiffening mixture, consisting of evaporated shellac', apigment and lithaige,

and finally rolling the said end into conical sha e and allowing themixture toset and har en. i

- In testimony whereof l have signedmy name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.v

. MARY ANNA BARTELS.

. Witnesses:

`AENA MoLnENxE,

RICHARD .llIoLnENmin which is applied to say aboutalsok gives good ofplaster ofmoistureroof and of a

